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Originally Posted by MBates
I don't see why so many seem so unwilling to accept that being unable to come to work to perform your duties could be a legitimate material breach of any employment contract...and that an employer could be entirely justified in terminating the relationship.
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I think people realize that. But we can't ignore the painkiller addiction problem and the teams that act like enablers. That is the root cause of the events that led to the material breach.
Of course there is a chance that Richards isn't an addict and was just smuggling, but given what we know about this problem in pro-sports, I think it is something that needs to be seriously considered before L.A. can simply cut him off. Addiction is a disease and addicts don't think rationally. What Richards did was very much a side-effect of having this disease. And this particular disease seems to be an occupational hazard for many hockey players.